Deadline: 24 March 2015
The Wageningen UR Center of Development Innovation (CDI) invites professionals interested in the promotion of farmer-included agribusiness to participate in the two-week short course entitled Organized Farmers as Partners in Agribusiness: Optimizing the performance of producers’ organizations. The course will be held in the Netherlands from 14-25 September 2015.
The training program gives participants the opportunity to learn from the broad international experience of the trainers, but also of other participants.
The economic services that farmers’ organizations can deliver to their members, stakeholder collaboration, bringing internal governance up to standards, lobby and negotiation and innovation of agricultural development cooperation are the main pillars of the program.
Upon completion of the course the participants will
- Be familiar with state-of-the-art thinking about rural innovation, farmer entrepreneurship and farmer-inclusive value chain development.
- Know how to review the key challenges farmers face – and identify options for collective action.
- Be able to analyze farmers relations with sourcing companies, banks and MFI’s, and other stakeholders, and know about options to improve the relations.
- Be capable to use operational approaches and practical tools for facilitating the improvement of the performance and market engagement of farmers’ organizations.
- Explore alternative intervention strategies to support farmers and their organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Professionals interested in the promotion of farmer-included agribusiness can apply for the short course.
- Applicants can belong to farmers’ organizations, governmental organizations, private sector, civil society organizations, universities, research and extension.
For more information, please visit Organized Farmers as Partners in Agribusiness.
